US FAA seeks to shore up security of e-enabled aircraft
When Boeing was developing its 787 twinjet and 747-8 jumbo the US airframer had to demonstrate to the FAA that certain flight critical domai... Continue Reading
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Air Astana passenger experience exceeds expectations…for now
Air Astana, the Kazakh national carrier, invited me to experience its Boeing 757 longhaul service as part of a media visit recently. The air... Continue Reading
Panasonic wins key license to offer connectivity in Chinese airspace
Today’s global inflight connectivity market is only mostly global. China, in particular, is a connectivity black hole for most airline... Continue Reading
Turkish to democratize travel with free economy transit lounge
Ever since the first airline lounge opened in 1939 at LaGuardia airport in space also used by New York City’s mayor, there has been an aura ... Continue Reading
Air Astana pushes Boeing for middle-of-market 757 replacement
ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN: Talking to Peter Foster, CEO of Air Astana, it’s clear that the straight-talking Yorkshireman is proud of the ten years ... Continue Reading
Falcon 9 failure deals blow to inflight high-speed Internet schemes
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket this morning suffered an “anomaly” approximately two minutes into flight, resulting in a loss of the ve... Continue Reading
Vile, tin-eared The Voices not worth listening to
Every few years a small, buzz-worthy film emerges from the Sundance Film Festival that is so awful it threatens to give genuinely good Sunda... Continue Reading
Etihad’s secret Residence lounge at Heathrow cranks up VIP service
If you’re dropping a cool $20,000 to spend seven hours in Etihad’s Residence first class one-bedroom suite, you might expect more than just ... Continue Reading
Airports eye new revenue opportunities from beacon technology
Airports are looking at ways to increase the revenues they extract from non-airline related streams through traveler personalization. But in... Continue Reading
BYOR, bring your own (content) rights, is ready to take flight
The shift from in-seat IFE systems to the bring your own device (BYOD) model is far from complete. After all, nearly all widebody aircraft r... Continue Reading
Kontron comes out loud and proud about wireless system security
News headlines about hackers trying to find vulnerabilities in inflight entertainment (IFE) and communications systems on board aircraft may... Continue Reading
Could A320 P2F conversion have positive impact on #PaxEx?
Airbus is taking another swing at the idea of a passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion programme for its A320 family of narrowbodies. The E... Continue Reading
As the Boeing 777 evolves into 777X, thoughts turn to #PaxEx
Boeing’s best-selling widebody 777 is celebrating 20 years of revenue service, and with more than 1,300 delivered into the worldwide fleet i... Continue Reading
OAG wants to make IFE more relevant with its flight data
How can connectivity bring about change to inflight entertainment? It’s all about data and for OAG, a market leader in flight schedule... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Passenger Personalization and Data Rationalization
Welcome to Episode 25 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is Nigel Pickford, who serves as director of marketing operations an... Continue Reading
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